STAAR Reading Terms Quiz

What is the term for clues that help the reader determine the meaning of a word?

• Hyperbole

• Context clues

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is a literary work that is not real and is usually made up?

• Nonfiction

• Expository

• Fiction

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is the term for the turning point of the story?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the term for the problem of the story?

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is the term for a word part that can be added to the end of a word to make a new word?

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Base

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the term for a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word?

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root

• Base

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the term for a story told from the view point of one character using "I" and "We"?

• 3rd person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 1st person point of view

• Omniscient point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the term for the solution to a problem or final outcome of a story?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is the term for a brief statement of main events of a story?

• Summary

• Plot

• Theme

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the term for a story of a person's life written by that person?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Fiction

• Drama

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10